Dragons Breath Easy Vegetable Soup Chinese Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (15 ml)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 teaspoon)
• 1 inch ginger, peeled and thinly sliced (about 2.5 cm)
• 2 scallions, white parts thinly sliced (reserve green parts for garnish)
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and diced (about 1 cup or 120g)
• 1 celery stalk, diced (about ½ cup or 60g)
• 1/2 cup shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced (about 50g)
• 1/2 cup napa cabbage, roughly chopped (about 50g)
• 1/2 cup broccoli florets (about 50g)
• 1/2 cup snow peas, trimmed (about 50g)
• 1/4 cup canned bamboo shoots, sliced (about 30g)
• 6 cups vegetable broth (1.4 L)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce (15 ml)
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil (5 ml)
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• Salt to taste
• Reserved scallion greens, thinly sliced
• Toasted sesame seeds (optional)